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UW-Madison Transfer Advisor Conference

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Welcome!

Wednesday, October 12th, 2016

Today’s Presentation

• BBA Program
• BBA Majors and Areas of Study
• BBA degree curriculum
• Pre-Business & Liberal Studies

Requirements

• Course Selection
• Application “Nuts and Bolts”
• Routes to BBA Admission & Eligibility

Policies

• Admission: “Behind the Curtain”
• Parting Thoughts
• Resources and Q&A

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Welcome to Grainger Hall!

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Wisconsin BBA Program at a Glance

• 2550 students currently in the BBA Program
• Majority of students admitted through the

pre-business process; some admitted directly from high school or from their transfer institution

• 10 majors
• 40+ BBA student orgs
• 30+ study abroad programs
• 85% of 2016 graduates secured a full-time

position (of those actively seeking employment)

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BBA Majors and Areas of Study

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10 Majors

1. Accounting & Information Systems 2. Actuarial Science 3. Finance, Investment & Banking 4. Information Systems 5. International Business* 6. Management and Human Resources 7. Marketing 8. Operations & Technology Management 9. Real Estate and Urban Land Economics

• 10. Risk Management &

Insurance

Specializations

Supply Chain Management Health Care Management

Language Certificates

Spanish for Business Students

Non-Business Certificates (Minors)

Certificate in Business Certificate in Entrepreneurship

*IB majors require: a foreign language, a semester abroad, and a double major within the School of Business.

Pre-Business Requirements

• Communications Part A

*International Student Nuance

• Microeconomics

Economics 101 or 111 (honors)

• Psychology

Psychology 201, 202 or 281 (honors)

• Calculus

Math 211, 217, or 221 (choose one)

• Wisconsin TIS: www.uwsa.edu/tis

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Liberal Studies Requirements

*To be completed prior to graduation

• Communication Part B
• Literature (at least 3 credits)
• Science (6 credits of courses designated as “B,” “N,” or “P”)
• Foreign Language (3 units of the same foreign language)

(1 unit = 1 year in HS or 1 semester in college)

• Complete one ethics course (Philosophy 241, 243,

341 or 441)

• Ethnic Studies (at least 3 credits)
• Humanities (at least 3 credits)
• Social Science (at least 3 credits)

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Course Selection

• Students should focus on

pre-business and liberal studies courses at their transfer institution

• Remind students to use

TIS or TED if possible!

• Students interested in

actuarial science should complete Calculus 1, 2, and 3, if possible

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Application “Nuts and Bolts”

• Yearly admission cycle = application due in the spring

for fall entry

• Application
• Opens March 15th, 2017 @ 8:00 am
• Closes March 24th, 2017 @ 4:30pm
• No late applications will be accepted for any reason
• Many different access points from the BBA web pages:

http://bus.wisc.edu/bba/admissions/apply

• Submit 1 page Resume and 2 essays
• Once submitted, application IS complete
• DO NOT have to finish in one sitting

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Routes to BBA Admission

• Non-Direct Transfer Process (Pre-Business)
• Complete at least 12 credits in residence (at UW-Madison) as L&S

student

• Complete 4 pre-business courses by term of application
• Direct Transfer Option
• Available to students currently attending or transferring from any

UW System and/or Wisconsin Technical System School

• Complete 4 pre-business courses at transfer institution by term of

application (use TIS)

• Apply to UW-Madison AND BBA Program (2 separate applications

for fall semester entry)

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Admission Eligibility Policies

• 86 Credit Limit/Rule
• Registered student at time of application
• Minimum cumulative GPA = 2.75
• We DO consider spring grades
• Apply up to 2 times
• Cannot defer admission
• Cannot have already earned a Bachelor’s degree

** Petition for Special Consideration: March 1 Deadline **

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Admission: “Behind the Curtain”

• What’s considered?
• GPA (cumulative)
• Involvement & Leadership = Résumé
• 2 essays
• Review Process
• 2 independent reviews by admissions

committee members utilizing common rubrics

• Decisions typically made late June early July
• Resources
• Resume Resource Guide
• Pre-Business 101, 102 and 103 workshops
• Pre-Business Advising

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Parting Thoughts

• Compass Program growth
• Average BBA starting salary for

2016 graduates = $58,741

• 90% of BBA students

complete internships

• 3.47 average GPA
• 43% women
• 7% underrepresented minority

students

• 10% international students
• 53% Wisconsin residents

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Resources and Q&A

Business Transfer Advisor – Randy Gentile

• randy.gentile@wisc.edu
• 608-263-7860

Director of BBA Admissions – Louis Macias

• louis.macias@wisc.edu
• 608-890-1518

WI School of Business Website

www.bus.wisc.edu/bba

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